https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh708740(v=vs.85).aspx
As a web (or Windows Store app using JavaScript) developer, you are faced with a dilemma: Code your site to work with as many devices, sizes, and resolutions as possible; or risk alienating users by potentially allowing your content to be either clipped (in fixed layouts) or jumbled confusingly (in fluid layouts). The @-ms-viewport rule, in combination with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Media Queries, attempts to solve this dilemma by enabling web developers and developers of Windows Store apps using JavaScript for Windows 8 to optimize the layout of sites and apps for different devices with minimal effort.
In my own opinion device adaptation is one of the most important part of developing nowadays with everything being mobile. This is something that must be taken in to account when building your page. You want whomever is visiting your page to be satisfied no matter the device they use.
I agree! Too many times am I out somewhere and try to look something up on my phone, only for the website to be unresponsive and unusable. In my opinion, to have a successful market in today's world, you have to code your content to be accessible from any device. The @viewport rule is a simple solution to these issues.
ReplyDeleteThe mobile user is definitely the target audience a majority of the time.
ReplyDeleteI concur every device should have the same display no matter what platform its on and it makes it easier for the developer when it comes to making changes when everything fits all
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